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Clippers begin homestand Monday

By: Jim Massie

The Columbus Dispatch - May 04, 2014 03:37 PM

The Clippers return to Huntington Park to begin an eight-game homestand at 6:35 p.m. Monday
against the Rochester Red Wings.

After nine days way, Columbus will have a slightly different look. The parent Cleveland Indians
have promoted second baseman Jose Ramirez, outfielder Nyjer Morgan and catcher George Kottaras over
the past three days.

Relief pitcher Nick Hagadone was in Cleveland on Saturday and back down to triple-A
today. A change of scenery apparently helped Kottaras. He hit solo home runs in his
first two at-bats for the Tribe against the Chicago White Sox today. He was 2 for 25 with Columbus
with two singles and 1 RBI.

Starting pitcher Josh Tomlin also is headed back to the Indians to take the
rotation spot of Carlos Carrasco on Tuesday. Tomlin looks ready. He pitched 17 scoreless
innings in his final two starts (and wins) for the Clippers.

The new Columbus guys right now are catcher Luke Carlin, third baseman Giovanny Urshela and
pitcher Brett Brach. Carlin and Brach have been on the disabled list.

Urshela, 22, is up from double-A Akron where he batted .300 with 5 home runs and 19 RBI in
24 games this season. He hit .270 with 8 home runs and 43 RBI in 116 games for the then-Aeros in
'13.

Brach has started a couple of games this season for Columbus, but the Clippers could get veteran
Kyle Davis (2-0, 3.03) from Akron to fill the Tomlin rotation spot. Davies is on the comeback trail
from right shoulder surgery in '12.

Tyler Cloyd (1-2, 6.84) is scheduled to start Monday against Rochester's Brooks Raley (0-1,
4.63). The Red Wings are the triple-A team for the Minnesota Twins.